Company Index Stats
How many companies are in South Africa?
There are 596,113 companies in South Africa as of September 2026, 0.74% of the 80,045,600 companies in the DiscoLike index.
By Industry
Top 20 industries in South Africa
Companies can carry several industry labels, so counts overlap and won't sum to the total for South Africa.
| 1 | E-Commerce | 67,171 |
| 2 | Construction | 46,828 |
| 3 | Advertising & Marketing | 42,126 |
| 4 | Education | 38,031 |
| 5 | Manufacturing | 35,105 |
| 6 | IT Services | 33,975 |
| 7 | Nonprofit & Philanthropy | 28,152 |
| 8 | Healthcare | 26,549 |
| 9 | Consumer Products | 26,372 |
| 10 | Hospitality | 25,946 |
| 11 | Consumer Services | 25,825 |
| 12 | SaaS | 24,746 |
| 13 | Business Products & Services | 22,938 |
| 14 | Automotive | 22,627 |
| 15 | Wellness & Lifestyle | 21,816 |
| 16 | Supply Chain & Procurement | 20,238 |
| 17 | Travel | 18,743 |
| 18 | Financial Services | 18,242 |
| 19 | Real Estate | 17,707 |
| 20 | Engineering | 17,393 |
All 53 industries in South Africa
- Sports & Recreation16,250
- Human Resources15,565
- Retail14,406
- Security13,933
- Media13,181
- Entertainment12,888
- Fashion & Apparel12,535
- Legal12,470
- Agriculture & Natural Resources11,159
- Restaurants10,912
- Accounting10,519
- Food & Beverage10,316
- Renewable Energy8,849
- Environmental Services7,714
- Telecommunications7,523
- Software7,456
- Insurance6,983
- Alcohol & Tobacco5,882
- Cybersecurity5,869
- Mining & Metals5,363
- Oil & Gas4,093
- Big Data & Analytics3,982
- Gaming & Esports3,343
- Cloud Computing3,242
- Energy2,443
- Government Services2,342
- Conglomerates & Holding Companies2,139
- Private Equity & VC1,968
- Computer Hardware & Semiconductors1,963
- Pharmaceuticals1,362
- Defense & Aerospace1,292
- Blockchain & Crypto1,273
- Biotechnology840
Location precision
26% of companies in South Africa (154,146 of 596,113) are precisely geocoded, and the rest are counted by country only.
Methodology
Aggregate counts from the DiscoLike index of 80M+ companies. Companies without a resolvable location are counted under 'unknown', and cells below the minimum count threshold are folded into an 'other' bucket. Industry and business-type categories overlap: a company carrying several labels is counted in each.
Updated monthly. Current snapshot: September 2026. See the full Company Index Stats.
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